What's the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?

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SOLSTICE AND EQUINOX:
Aaaaaaah, the summer solstice. The beginning of summer...or is that the equinox?
Wait, is there even a difference? As it turns out, solstices and equinoxes are sort of opposites.
We know that seasons are caused by Earth having a slight tilt on its axis. As Earth wobbles around the Sun, different points of the Earth receive more or less sunlight throughout the year.
If Earth wasn't tilted, the Sun would just shine directly on the Equator all year long, leaving us without seasons and wrecking everyone’s summer plans.
But we also wouldn’t have solstices or equinoxes. Solstices designate the point where the Sun’s path in the sky is the farthest north or south from the Equator, which occurs around the 20th and 21st of June and the 21st and 22nd of December.
The summer solstice marks the beginning of summer and is the longest day of the year, just as the winter solstice marks the beginning of winter and is the shortest day of the year. But which solstice happens on which day depends on the hemisphere you live in.
In the Northern Hemisphere, summer starts in June, when the Sun is beaming directly over the Tropic of Cancer, while winter starts in December, when the Sun shines down on the Tropic of Capricorn.
This is flipped for the Southern Hemisphere, which is why Australians associate the New Year with summer fun! Alright, so what about equinoxes?
Well that’s simple! The equinoxes are when the Sun is right over the Equator, in between the two Tropics. They occur around March 21st and September 23rd and mark the beginning of spring or autumn.
We call the beginning of spring the vernal equinox, while the beginning of autumn is, conveniently, the autumnal equinox.
Again, which is which depends on the hemisphere, but during both equinoxes, day and night last the same amount of time.
Here’s a handy mnemonic device - equi means equal, and nox means night, which tells you that the day and the night are of equal length. So, at the end of the day, while solstices and equinoxes are related, they happen at different times of the year.
Just remember that solstices are the longest and shortest days of the year, while equinoxes occur when the day and night are equally as long.
Regardless of whether it’s a solstice or an equinox, there’s bound to be a celebration happening somewhere.

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Short and concise and easy to understand.

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There is something so simple about just fixing the Sun and a straight line projected on the Earth that makes it immediately evident what is going on. Having Equinoxes and Solstices explained through text breaks my brain for some reason.

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If 21-22 Dec is coldest day, earth is at its farthest place to the Sun, then it is not start of winter. It is mid-winter point. Start of winter would occur weeks before that, you already felt cold and put clothes on. Same as other solstices and equinoxes.

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Well explained. Thank you. Happy Winter Solstice on the 22nd for all you Northern Hemispherians. 😄

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Great video BUT the days & nights on the equinox are not equal! Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, it's close, but the nights & days are NOT equal in length.

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We're just past the equinox of March. It's so hot in the southern hemisphere, I'm longing for June when is the beginning of winter 😩

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Solstices are the longest and shortest days of the year Equinoxes are when day and night are equal length

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Seems to me that the sept 21 soltice and the autumnal equinox should be 3 months apart, not in the same month. What am I missing

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Solstices and equinoxes are periods of their own kind.

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you should have corrected the shaded portion accordingly

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[@uunholyy_]

Equinoxes do not have same length of day and night, most parts of the earth enjoy daylight for longer than nighttime on equinoxes

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[@laiyemoboys9255]

The spring equinox is 12 h 12 m and the fall equinox is 12 h 15 m.

[@kitcanyon658]

Not really. The times of day and night are very similar on those days.

[@diogeneslantern18]

The equinox has _as close to equal_ amount of night and day as possible on the EQUATOR. The Earth's orbit makes it impossible for an exact 50/50 in a 24 hour period.

[@HD_tube01]

00:51 I think u r wrong here bro..coz soltices and equinox dont occur due to the tilted motuon around it's axis but because of the elliptical orbit it revolves around the sun...in the shortest distance surface area covered by sun light is less compared to farthest distance from earth to sun...plz prove me wrong by replying here

[@kitcanyon658]

Jesus Christ. So the tilt has no effect on how the sun is seen from earth? Prove it to me here. If you can.

[@diogeneslantern18]

No you are wrong. If it wasn't for Earth's tilt there wouldn't be solstices whatsoever and the equator would always experience equinox 365 days a year.

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